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After a near two year absence, live audiences have returned to Irish Classical Theatre. And the production that inaugurated the company is back again, nestled into it's home stage, which may never have been dreamt of 30 years ago. Irishman Samuel Beckett's WAITING FOR GODOT is on the boards and audiences can once again ponder it's genius and complexity. Written in French in 1953 and later translated into English by Beckett himself, GODOT is undoubtedly one of his most produced and debated pieces.

The Palace Theatre in Stamford has announced it has received a $5,000 grant from Connecticut Humanities, the statewide, nonprofit affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities.

The Palace Theatre today announced the installation of AtmosAir Solutions' bi-polar ionization technology to improve indoor air quality throughout their entire three floors, including the Main Stage, UpStage, public areas and offices. The addition of the BPI technology will help improve wellness and provide cleaner air for all patrons, staff, volunteers, performers and backstage crew.

After 20 months of sitting on a darkened stage at Shea's 710 Theatre, All For One Theatre Productions dusted off the set that has sat idle for the brilliant production of THE CURIOUS INCIDENT OF THE DOG IN THE NIGHT-TIME. The production closed on opening night in March 2020, never being able to be seen by a paying audience due to the Coronavirus Pandemic. Now with a vaccinated and masked audience, the abundance of talent that went into making this production can now be seen. It was definitely worth the wait.

Oakland Theater Project’s production of Every Brilliant Thing is an attempt to address existential questions of life, death, depression, suicide, and love – exploring why we continue living and what we live for in a deft and humorous way that feels congruent with the experiences of living through a pandemic.

On Friday, September 17, multi-platinum country music hitmakers Eli Young Band will make their way to The Palace Theatre in Stamford. To celebrate reopening its doors for live performances, and to honor the healthcare heroes who made it possible, The Palace is giving away 200 complimentary tickets to healthcare workers.

The Palace Theatre has announced that, effective immediately, proof of full vaccination against COVID-19 or a negative COVID test will be required for all patrons, staff, volunteers, performers and backstage crew entering the building.

Cultural Park Theater in Cape Coral, Florida has announced that its Fall Theater Arts Classes restart in September!

Oakland Theater Project’s 2021 Season will continue with the announcement of its first outdoor seated performance, and the conclusion of its drive-in theater, with the world premiere of a new one-person show The Dream Life of Malcolm X by Oakland Theater Project Literary Manager John Wilkins.

THE WASTE LAND by T.S. Eliot and starring Lisa Ramirez in a bravura solo performance will stream starting Thursday, April 29 at 8 p.m. (Pacific), and be available for viewers on demand through May 19, it has been announced by Oakland Theater Project, where Ms. Ramirez has been performing the newly-adapted, hourlong play in a parking lot, accompanied by an original soundtrack, video and multimedia.  

TheatreWorks Silicon Valley will stream an advance look at tomorrow's hits in New Works Festival Online.

'Stars for the Stars' features hundreds of abstract stars in different colors and sizes - some painted on the outside of the glass to give dimension - underneath a curtain of dreamy clouds.

On March 14, three high school students will experience the joy of live theatre in a whole new way - as playwrights. Chris Israel (of Stamford), Nicole Talamo (of New Canaan) and Marco Greco (of White Plains) were named winners of The Palace Theatre's 2021 Ernie DiMattia Emerging Young Artist Awards for their writing of an original one-act play.

The Oakland Theater Project has announced the postponement of its world-premiere adaptation of Waste Land inspired by T. S. Eliot due to new requirements from AEA. Actors' Equity Association outlined new requirements for the prevalence of COVID in a region before Actors' Equity will approve a production.

Today's top stories: Oakland Theater Project will present The Waste Land, the first live professional in-person theater production on the West Coast since COVID!

The first live, in-person public professional theater production on the West Coast since Covid struck earlier this year will take place September 11-October 4, 2020 when actress and playwright Lisa Ramirez performs a world-premiere adaptation of T.S. Eliot’s THE WASTE LAND at Oakland Theater Project.

Stamford, White Plains and Mamaroneck students honored with The Palace Theatre's Ernie DiMattia Emerging Young Artist Awards

Casting has been announced and tickets are now on sale for Starring Buffalo's EVITA, April 3-4 at Shea's 710 Theater. Tony Award-Winner Lena Hall (Hedwig and the Angry Inch, Kinky Boots) will play Eva, joining the previously announced Robi Hager (Spring Awakening, Bye Bye Birdie) as Che, Nicholas Rodriguez (Tarzan, The Sound of Music) as Juan Peron, Darryl Semira (Mamma Mia, Bombay Dreams) as Magaldi and Leah Berst (MusicalFare's Bright Star) as The Mistress. The ensemble features many of Buffalo's best, including Karen Grace Harty, Matthew Iwanski - Jackson, Katy Miner, Ben Michael Moran, Matthew Rivera, Raphael Santos and Alexandria Watts, as well as nearly 100 other Western New York singers, dancers, and musicians.

Second Generation Theatre has announced its return to the Shea's Smith Theater for the 2020/2021 theatre season. SGT's season will include the compelling romantic drama Constellations, the musical revue Songs for a New World, and the professional regional premiere of the musical The Secret Garden.

Shea's Performing Arts Center has announced the 2020 a?" 21 Season at Shea's Smith Theatre featuring Buffalo-based Second Generation Theatre and O'Connell & Company. The Smith 2020-21 season includes musical favorites, a regional premiere, and great comedies.